Social care not interested

[PSCAS]

So if you reported to SC that someone is living with a man who drinks alcohol and smokes with her children in the car, tried to drown her in a DA incident and was told by SC to remove him from the home otherwise they would need to do a full assessment.

He bullied and emotionally abused the children and failed to feed them or meet their basic care needs when left in charge of them - and she has admitted to this.

He is back in the home and she told the children to lie to me and their father about it. 11 yr old has FB and been told not to post anything about the abusive twat and 13 yr old has started wetting the bed again

I have told SC all my conserns and OH told them his. Their response - you need to communicate with your wife better and get some more evidence and then we might think about doing something.

I work in CS in a different region - but this is fucking disgusting.

Can you make a complaint about their response?

That doesnt sound right at all.

Might be a stupid question, but is it possible to get social services in your region involved whilst the children are in your care?

I know it’s going to cause friction but to maybe tell the mum, sorry, not happy to put the children back into an unsafe situation. They are in a place of safety with their father, and you intend for them to remain so until SS have concluded an investigation?

Thinking, if you work in CS yourself, isnt there a risk of you getting in trouble if you know that the children are in an unsafe situation and you’re taking them back there? I just assume you are a SW?

Maybe you can write a complaint to CS in the children’s area, explaining in your area the events you listed would be more than enough for CS intervention, you feel in both your professional and personal opinion they have failed to safeguard the children properly, reaffirm your concern and points raised, sure they’ll change their tune.

TBH I am shocked at the response.

This is Plymouth Social Care.

They told my husband I had contacted them (it was fine he knew) but that in itself totally compromised my confidentiality and they do not know the nature of our relationship.

Honestly I would be complaining

I’d make a formal complaint about their response (compromising your anonymity) and say your initial concerns (the safety of the children) have still not been addressed.

I’d come down on them like a ton of bricks. Their responses are wholly unsatisfactory and fly in the face of what should be their standa4 operating procedures.